Development and validation of a novel sepsis biomarker based on amino acid profiling

Sepsis is a potentially fatal condition influenced by pathogens and host factors. Current sepsis biomarkers such as white blood cell count and C-reactive protein and procalcitonin levels show unsatisfactory performance in terms of diagnostic sensitivity and specificity in clinical practice. Thus, we developed and validated a new sepsis biomarker based on amino acid profiling.

Source: Clinical Nutrition - May 21, 2021 Category: Nutrition Authors: Sunyoung Ahn, Su Hwan Lee, Kyung Soo Chung, Nam Su Ku, Young-Min Hyun, Sail Chun, Moo Suk Park, Sang-Guk Lee Tags: Original article Source Type: research